Conan Combat Vignette

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See the wanderer take on all comers.

By IGN PlayStation Team

This week, IGN will be delivering three video vignettes from the developers at Nihilistic, who have been working on the videogame adaptation of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian novels. Each vignette will serve as a trailer of sorts and highlight a different aspect of the Conan title, including adventure, combat and magic. Don't forget to grab your blood-stained sword and loincloth - this is what Conan is all about.

Today, check out the Combat Vignette. Here's what Robert Huebner, president and project director of Nihilistic Software, has to say about the video:

"This video shows some of the combat variety in the game. We see Conan fighting with multiple weapon styles: dual-swords, sword-and-shield and larger, two-handed weapons. We also see that Conan uses physical strength in the midst of combat, including kicking, grappling, bashing with his shield and other tactics designed to catch his enemies off guard. In addition, Conan can throw his weapons at any time, giving him ranged attack options. Conan can even throw objects like torches to set his enemies ablaze. As Conan, the player can experiment with different combat tactics and mix them seamlessly in a battle."